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R-9301 . . CA f atty\munl\laws\elect98 6al City Council Meeting 7-28-98 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 9301 (City Council Serres) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CALLING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,1998 RELATED TO INCURRING BONDED INDEBTEDNESS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT, REMODELING AND CONSTRUCTION OF LIBRARY BUILDINGS WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 12109 authorrzes the City CounCil to prOVide that all ballots cast at the SpeCial Municipal ElectIon be counted at a central counting place, WHEREAS, Elections Code SectIon 9280 authorrzes the City CounCil to direct the City Clerk to transmit a measure appearing on the ballot to the City Attorney to prepare an Impartial analYSIS, WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9282 et seq provides for procedures for arguments concerning city measures, and - 1 - . . WHEREAS, Elections Code Sections 9282 and 9285 authonze the City CouncIl, or any member or members of the City Council authorized by the City Council, to file wntten arguments, including rebuttal arguments In favor of any City measure, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS SECTION 1 A SpeCIal Municipal Election shall be held In the City of Santa MOnica on November 3, 1998, which IS the election ordered In accordance With Elections Code Section 9255 for the purpose of submitting Initiatives amending the Santa Monica City Charter and which IS the election ordered In accordance With Government Code Section 43608 for the purpose of submItting a propOSition for Incurnng bonded debt to the qualified voters of the City of Santa MOnica SECTION 2 The follOWing measure shall appear on the ballot and be submitted to the voters of the City PROPOSITION" II To construct, improve and remodel the Main and branch libraries and related facilities, shall the City of Santa Monica incur general obligation bonded indebtedness in the principal amount of not to exceed $25 Million? YES NO - 2 - . . The City Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition to be mailed to all qualified voters With the sample ballot The City Clerk shall cause the text of the propOSition to be published In the officIal newspaper and In each editIOn thereof dUring the day of publication In the manner required by law SECTION 3 The ballots to be used at the Special MUnicIpal Election shall be both as to form and matter contained therein such as may be required by law SECTION 4 The City Clerk IS authOrized, Instructed, and directed to procure and furnish any and all offiCial ballots, notices, pnnted matter, and all supplies, equipment, and paraphernalia that may be necessary In order to properly and lawfully conduct the Special MUnicipal Election SECTION 5 The polls for the Special MUnicIpal Election shall be open at 7 00 a m of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously until 8 00 p m of the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as prOVided In Elections Code Section 14401 SECTION 6 The notice of the time and place of holding of the Special MUnicipal Election IS hereby given and the City Clerk IS authOrized, Instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of the election In the time, form and manner required by law - 3 - . . SECTION 7 Pursuant to Elections Code Section 12109, the City Clerk IS authorized, Instructed and directed to give such notice of the central counting place In the time, form and manner reqUIred by law SECTION 8 Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9280, the City Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of each measure to be submItted to the voters to the City Attorney and the City Attorney IS directed to prepare an Impartial analYSIS of each measure showing the effect of the measure on the eXisting law and the operation of the measure In accordance With the prOVIsions of ElectIons Code Section 9280 The ImpartIal analYSIS shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of pnmary arguments SECTION 9 In all particulars not recited In thiS Resolution, the Special MUniCipal Election shall be held and conducted as prOVided by law for holding mUnicipal elections In the City of Santa Monica SECTION 10 The City Council authOrizes the follOWing Councilmembers to file written arguments as follows ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF PROPOSITION Mayor Robert Holbrook, Mayor Pro Tempore Pam O'Connor, Council members Ruth Ebner, Michael Feinstein, Ken Genser, Asha Greenberg and Paul Rosenstein - 4 - . . ARGUMENT AGAINST PROPOSITION SECTION 11 Written arguments, not to exceed 300 words In length, are to be filed with the City Clerk no later than August 11, 1998 Arguments so submitted may be changed or withdrawn by the author(s) until and Including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no arguments for or against the measure may be submitted to the City Clerk Rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words may be submitted by person for or against the Measure In accordance with Elections Code Section 9285 SECTION 12 The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be In full force and effect APPROVED AS TO FORM - 5 - . . Adopted and approved thIs 28th of July, 1998 ~ Robert Hol rook, Mayor I, Mana M Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that the foregOing Resolution 9301 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa MOnica City Council held on the 28th of July, 1998 by the follOWing vote Ayes Councllmembers Fe1nste1n, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook, O'Connor, Rosenstein Noes Councllmembers None Abstain Councllmembers None Absent Councllmembers Ebner ATTEST '- ~~~ Marta M Stewart, City Clerk